What r/Anemic is talking about this week

I've noticed that the brain fog that comes with anemia also affects my ability to be witty in a conversation. Whenever I'm talking to people my mind goes absolutely blank and I feel like...

And my ferritin is at 8

I just came across an article in a Dutch local newspaper (here's the link for those interested) about "the TikTok hype around iron infusions" which read as kinda dismissive/condescending to me as...

Im curious here, as I still have to do my endoscopy and colonoscopy to rule out stomach bleeding. However, with the being tired and shortness of breath, my pulmonolgist had me doing so many...

For context, for a few months I was so tired. I couldn't do anything but also when I went to sleep I couldn't fall asleep and I just laid and stared at my ceiling. I quit caffeinne, doomscrolling...

6 weeks ago I made this post about how I got me ferritin from 33 to 93 ug/L in 4 weeks. There was some skepticism (rightly so) about if such a rapid elevation was just due to inflammation. Since...

(TW: weight loss) Turns out I've probably been iron deficient, and later anemic for at least ten years (looking at how long I've looked like a walking corpse before I decided to test my ferritin...

Hi all! I had to come on here as I retested my ferritin today and was so happy with the results, so wanted to share what helped me. I tested my ferritin in late Septmeber and it was 27, down from...

I've been dealing with pretty debilitating fatigue and dysautonomia symptoms for years, including low blood pressure (sometimes in the 80s/60s), dizziness, heat intolerance, brain fog, internal...

I’m trying to understand whether my low ferritin could be contributing to my anxiety symptoms. My ferritin is currently around 17 ng/mL, while my haemoglobin is normal. I am 2 years breastfeeding...